St. Lawrence Church v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; WP No. 12778 of 2025 (LB-RES); decided 16.04.2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.I. Arun (single judge); petitioner St. Lawrence Church Moodubelle, Kaup Taluk, Udupi District, through parish priest George Thomas D'Souza; respondents: State of Karnataka (Revenue Department), Chief Executive Officer Taluk Panchayat Kaup, Panchayat Development Officer Belle Village Panchayat, Deputy Commissioner Excise Department Ajjarkad; advocates Rakshith Kumar (petitioner), Bopanna Belliappa AGA (R1 & R4), Ashok N Nayak (R2 & R3); filed under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India seeking direction to consider representations dated 29.03.2025-04.04.2025 (Annexure-C to F); withdrawn by memo dated 28.03.2026; dismissed as withdrawn; no substantive adjudication, no quantum, no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Upon learned counsel for the petitioner filing a memo dated 28.03.2026 seeking withdrawal of the writ petition, the memo was taken on record and the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive issue was decided.